Jessica in Rome

I know, so American!

Spreading the Obama word on the streets of Rome.

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Last night I went to a Barack Obama rally at the Centro Studi Americani in Rome. It was really cool and I learned lots of new things about Barack and what his platform is all about. I always promised myself if Hillary were to run, I would definitely vote for her, but after last night [...]

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So this is an update from the other day. I told my Mother in Law what happened at the bus station. She let out a few mortacci’s and stronzi’s and decided to come with me to the train station. I must say I absolutely LOVE my MIL. She is the most caring, if not craziest [...]

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I don’t know what it was about yesterday, but if there was a creepy dude within a mile radius, they all flocked toward me. I started up Italian classes again, this time deciding to go at night rather than in the morning. The main reason is it’s way easier to take the train and the [...]

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This will probably be a boring post, so feel free to scan it and then leave an encouraging comment below. I wanted to actually be held accountable for my goals this year so I figure airing them out for all to see will help. Here goes:
Be more creative: I used to be a decent artist [...]

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Here are few things that I would love to see banished in 2008. This list is not comprehensive, so feel free to add to it in the comments.
The Tourist Menu: Come on! You are in Italy! Land of great food! Don’t subject yourself to this low quality, frozen nastiness. If you are hard up [...]

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Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a happy 2008!
Much love from Rome!
Jessica

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Today bloggers are United Together in Acts of Kindness. In a busy, fast paced world, it is necessary to slow down and try to act like a decent human being, not just because Christmas is coming, but because it is the right thing to do. I don’t generally like to broadcast my acts of charity [...]

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Today is National Bouillabaisse Day! The one and only day to celebrate the fish stew, Bouillabaisse, that is popular all throughout the Mediterranean.

Also happening today:
in 1503 Nostradamus was born
in 1799 George Washington died
in 1955 Italy joined the United Nations
in 1972 the last of the Apollo missions returned to Earth
in 1983 yours truly was born [...]

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One year ago today, I landed in Rome to take some chances. The biggest chance I took was moving on the other side of the world to see if D and I could start a life together. The second chance consisted of taking everything I knew and flipping it inside out. Starting from scratch in [...]

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